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Close photo of a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual. A bare foot in orange saffron cloth is being offered flowers, with a hand placing white jasmine and green leaves over the ankle. Silver and gold bowls, and small gold-wrapped sweets or offerings, surround the foot on a gold-patterned platform. A bangle is visible on the offering hand, and white paste marks the skin. Only the offering hand and the foot are visible, so the person is partly shown and cannot be counted with confidence. a person appearance is uncertain because only the foot and saffron robe are visible.

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August 16 20102010-08-16September 06 20102010-09-06 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a bare foot resting on a golden tray filled with silver-rimmed bowls, white flower petals and pink lotus blooms. A person in orange saffron clothing is seated or standing at the top, only the lower leg and foot visible. The foot appears to be placed in a ritual puja setting, surrounded by silver and crystal vessels and garlands. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified and a person is unsure.2010-10-26October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20102010-09-03Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in focus rests on a golden tray while a right hand, wearing a silver bangle, pours liquid from a small silver cup over the foot. A person in orange saffron robes sits at the left edge, and a white-clad devotee with a golden-bordered cloth is at the upper right. Scattered yellow and red flower petals, grains and silver bowls with offerings, including a brown sweet, sit on a silver tray in the foreground.2009-12-29Close-up photograph of a pada puja, the ritual washing of feet. A bare foot in front of a person in an orange robe rests on a gold-toned tray, while another person's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, pours or touches water over the foot. Around the foot are silver bowls holding a red apple, shredded white and green vegetables, white flowers, petals and pink blossoms, and a small gold kalasha-style vessel. The orange cloth covers the upper body, which is cropped out of frame, so the person's face and identity cannot be assessed. No full face is visible.2010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up of a pair of bare feet in a ritual setting, resting on a golden tray scattered with white flower petals and green leaves. The wearer is in an orange-saffron garment visible at the upper right. Silver and gold bowls and small golden finials surround the feet, with a red-and-yellow fruit visible in a silver bowl at the bottom. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual worship of the feet, with the feet adorned with flower petals and surrounded by offerings. No face is visible, so no identification is made.2010-10-23 +1 copiesAugust 26 20092009-08-26October 26 20102010-10-26Close-up photograph of a bare foot in a ritual washing scene. A person in orange saffron clothing stands with bare feet on a golden plate surrounded by silver bowls and trays. Pink lotus flowers and white jasmine-like flowers lie beside the plate, with a small gold ornament at the edge. Water droplets glisten on the foot. Only the lower legs and feet are visible, so the person's face and identity cannot be judged. Silver vessels and a gold tray fill the foreground and background.2010-10-26Close view of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the foreground, wearing an orange cloth at the ankle, rests on a large ornate silver tray. Water or milk is poured over the foot from a silver vessel held by a hand at left. Around the foot sit silver bowls and a silver cup containing white flowers and offerings. Behind, two women in teal and white saris hold small brass vessels. The foot is that of the person being worshipped, appearance-based identity not established, so no candidate is named.2013-01-20